Schools would receive less money; jobs would be cut

New York stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in primary and secondary education funding, according to sources.

Paulne Liu

New York stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in primary and secondary education funding, according to sources.

Jobs held by 590 teachers and aides would be at risk.

Programs for 70,000 students would be cut.

About 120 fewer schools would receive funding.

Many of the cuts to public schools would be in the form of Title 1 funds, which provide academic help to low-income students.

But special education funding would also take a hit.

According to Middletown Superintendent Ken Eastwood, his district of 7,200 students would face cuts of more than $2 million in programs, which provide 20 instructional and four non-instructional jobs.

Meanwhile, the Fallsburg School District, which has an enrollment of about 1,400, has more than $108,000 in funding on the line, said school Superintendent Ivan Katz.

"It is very difficult to balance what school children need with what taxpayers can afford when the potential loss of federal and state monies are dangled in front of us as we try in earnest to prepare budgets that make sense to our school community," he said.